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W/TNESSES Y f/ Nrrn STATES WINFIELD S. RUSSELL, OF NEV YORK, N.'Y;

CALENDAR-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 658,511, dated september 25, 1900.

Application tiled July 6,1900. Serial No. 22,669. (No model.)

To all 11171/0191, t muy concern:

Be it known that I, WINFIELD S. RUSSELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Calendar-Holders, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to combination calendar and memoranda holders; and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class whereby the several sheets of the calendar may be securely held together and the separate sheets of which may be held in position wherein they may be readilyviewed as thrown back successively day by day.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which like reference characters denote like parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a calendar-holder constructed according to my invention and a calendar connected therewith; Fig. 2, a section thereof upon the line 2 2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the main portion of the calendar-holder with the calendar detached therefrom.

In the practice of my invention I provide a calendar and memoranda holder, the main member of which is denoted by the general reference character A, and which consists, preferably, of a single length of wire, the central portion of which is formed into a transverse base portion g, the wire at the ends thereof being bent upwardly to form upright parallel portions f, which portions f terminate at their upper ends in looped portions e, which are merged into parallel downwardlydirected portions d, which portions cl terminate in angular portions c, from which extend the ends a, and Z9 of the said wire. The ends a and Z2 are directed angularly relative to the portions CZ of the wire A in such manner that when the sheets B of the calendar, as hereinafter described, are turned backwardly upon the said portions d of the wire they will be unable to slip off from the end portions a and `all the sheets B have been passed upon the member A the ends ct and b thereof are bent into the positions shown in the drawings, pre- Venting detachment of the sheets B. The calendar-holder member A is provided with a supplemental member, denoted by the general reference character D, and which is preferably of integral construction, embodying three angularly-directed members E, F, and G, the members E and G forming supports, whereby the member F ranges obliquely upwardly in the same plane as the member G, which is provided at its lower end with trans- Verse perforations H, through which are passed the portions d of the calendar-holder member A, as clearly shown in Figs. l and 2. In forming the supplemental member D the member F thereof is preferably cut or stamped from the member E thereof, which member is then bent downwardly into its position angularly relative to the members F and G.

As it is desired to expose individually the sheets B of the calendar in position wherein they may be readily observed, the respective sheet B is grasped and turned backwardly into the position shown in Fig. 2,in which it rests against the members G and F of the supplemental calendar member D. Two of the sheets B are shown thus turned backwardly and supported in an upright position in Fig. 2, and it is manifest that in such position the sheets, or the uppermost one thereof, may be readily viewed above the other sheets B, which are supported by the main member A.

The main member A is simple and cheap in construction and is admirably adapted for the purpose in view, firmly retaining the sheets B of the holder in collected position. The supplemental member D supports the IOO sheets as` they are turned back in proper po.- sition to allow an observer to readily view thedate and memoranda thereon.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A holder embodying a single length of wire comprising the transversely-ran gin g portion g, from either end of which range upwardly at substantial right angles the portions f, adapted to receive calendar-sheets thereon, which sheets in practice normally rest upon the portion g, said portions f being' rearwardly turned to form curved portions e which are bent downwardly to form portions d ranging parallel with the portions f and bent to form portions a. and b, ranging at angles thereto, to prevent the calendarsheets from detachment from the holder, to form an auxiliary base to receive said sheets thereon when the same are turned over the curved portions, and to prevent said sheets from turning under the holder, when the same is raised or held in the hand, substantially as shown and described. Y

2. A calendar-holder, comprising a main member with which the several sheets of the calendar are adapted to be loosely connected, thesaid member embodying a pair of forward rods adapted to receive the unturned sheets, and a pair of rear rods adapted to receive the turned-over sheets, and a supplemental member operatively mounted upon the rear rods and comprising a plate D, having a portion F partially cut out therefrom and adapted to be held at an upwardly-ranging diagonal angle extending outwardly from the rear rods to receive the calendar-sheets thereon when the same are turned over, and the remainder of the cut-out portion of the plate being adapted to be bent down at angles to the main body of the plate at or near the center thereof to support the portion F, and the whole plate D being adaptedto be folded over against the calendar-sheets upon the forward rods, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention l have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 29th day of June, 1900.

WINFIELD S. RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

F. A. STEWART, C. C. OLsEN. 

